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I’ve read, and listened to, 12 plays, roughly one a month. It’s not that any one play takes so long to read. I can easily read one in two or three hours. But I’m trying to read other books as well. … Continue reading →

So I read Richard III. And I listened to Richard III. And although the 1995 movie starring Annette Bening was not available for rent, I did watch the 1955 movie directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. The movie was torturous even though … Continue reading →

One more thing about Henry VI, Part Three… Act 2, scene 5 is a miniature masterpiece–its first 124 lines anyway. It begins with King Henry going to sit by himself on a hill, after his wife has sent him away … Continue reading →

THE SURPRISING THINGS. I enjoyed these three plays much more than I thought I would, and they were easier to read than I thought they would be. NOT SURPRISING BUT WORTH NOTING. Each one was better than the previous one. … Continue reading →